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On today's show, we'll talk about Trump's choice for Labor Secretary; the difficulties of treating patients who are socially isolated; Italy's struggles to rescue its third-largest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena; and a new paper that found just over half of 30-year-olds earn more than their parents did at a similar age — down from 90 percent in 1970.

Trump has chosen Oklahoma's attorney general, Scott Pruitt, as the new director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt is a friend of the fossil fuel industry and a skeptic about human-caused climate change. We take a look at his background in Oklahoma. Plus, we'll interview Starbucks' outgoing CEO, Howard Schultz, about the company's shift in power and its pursuit of the high-end coffee market.

On today's show, we'll talk about the Supreme Court's recent insider trading ruling; the European Commission's decision to fine three banks that participated in price collusion; and a tech group that's testing the idea for a universal basic income in Oakland, California.

On today's show, we'll discuss how the Republican leadership feels about Trump's proposal for a 35 percent tariff; the president-elect's relationship with corporate America; and news that Lego's CEO has decided to step down.

On today's show, we'll talk about the defeat of Italy's referendum on constitutional reform; Austria's new pro-European Union president; and Universal Basic Income — a policy in which all citizens would get money from the government.